"The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep," Obama cautioned. Young and charismatic but with little experience on the national level, Obama smashed through racial barriers and easily defeated ...

<quoted text>Well, how about starting by arresting the people carrying stolen guns on the streets?Got a problem with that?The solution is simple. Enforce exsiting laws. Nobody believes Democrats will enforce any new law in their districts when they don't even enforce existing laws.This gun control initiative is intended only to disarm what the Democrats see as "white America".

So now, the no government guy Dumbwaiter is calling police to stop & frisk people on the street? Or did you just want to stop those carrying guns? How do they know the gun was "stolen" ? Many black market guns are not stolen but straw purchased. Are you pushing a national data base of gun ownership?

The Egyptian army targeted on Sunday a number of tunnels on the Rafah border in the Sinai Peninsula which were used to smuggle fuel to Gaza.

Army sources said that 80 percent of all tunnels have been demolished, amounting to about 805 tunnels.

The sources added that bulldozers were used to remove several machines dedicated to pumping fuel into the Gaza Strip through the tunnels.

They noted that the army’s efforts to demolish all smuggling tunnels are ongoing.

Gaza smuggling tunnels partially back in operationThe underground tunnels are a lifeline for the Palestinians living in Gaza, which has been under an Israeli blockade since 2006

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00:18 before our departure with advanced reporting the discovery of the underground fighters chord.00:25 filming a group of ANNA News sent to Al-Kubun, which produces cleaning and inspection of the liberated territories.1:48 devastation everywhere. partly the result of fierce fighting, but more often burned and blown terroristavmi.2:40 observed an unknown hiding in the house.3:07 suspicious citizen arrested and his identity is found out.3:40 soldiers found an underground passage. after checking Samer go investigate it.4:25 Marat - Al-Kabune discovered an underground cold that leads to ARBIGNY.5:15 that's one of the exits to the outside, that's such a thin hole, it is easy to mask.5:28 such outputs allow militants suddenly appear in different places, and in the case of danger instantaneous hide under the ground.5:40 - sources of electricity supply.6:05 Marat - go almost to full height.6:18 - that's the gun, compressors.6:25 - that's the way out.6:30 on terra incognito. Soldiers displace us away.7:08 - pass it prints directly under the strategic highway.7:20 avoid in remote blasting engineers to immediately cut the wire.7:50 now look the other way.08:10 - from right to left - Zamelka, ARBIGNY, with left Haraszti.8:27 what a surprise, turns out to shoot not only we but also us. movie is over.08:45 - wires coming into the command center.9:05 maybe our presence known, in order to avoid the mortar strike we are being asked to come back.9:43 point remote surveillance.10:00 - you Russian? cann't read what is written there?10:12 What is it? Chichentsy it. inscription &quot;ChechDom&quot; - Chechen House.10:23 - it's bastards.10:48 inscription &quot;ChechDom&quot; and a swastika.10:58 continue to survey areas.11:13 engineers are asking us to leave this place until they have finished with it.11:21 detected field hospital militants.11:33 dressing materal. packages for applying splints, physical solution. right sleeve.12:38 disguised generator with a layer of ground insulation.12:58 and this tunnel is blown up. Al-flecked Kabun Tonel dug by militants. thanks to them they are always able to change their bases. and re-strengthening and the flooded entrance to tonel.13:22 studded missile infantry fighting vehicles, which are not yet able to withdraw. Fortunately Equipo saved, vehicle commander seriously wounded.13:40 it's time to go home. Again and again we see the consequences of coming to the front of the Syrian land entrenched Wahhabis Al Nusra.

Smokers could face sticker shock when shopping for individual or small-group health insurance in the new state health marketplaces scheduled to open this fall, due to a controversial clause in the Affordable Care Act, or ACA, that allows insurers to penalize smokers by continuing to charge higher rates to tobacco users.President Barack Obama's landmark health insurance reform legislation ends decades of advantageous underwriting practices by barring insurers from, among other things, limiting lifetime benefits and denying coverage due to pre-existing conditions.But the law widely known as Obamacare also aims to discourage tobacco use, the nation's largest preventable health hazard, which kills some 443,000 Americans each year at an annual cost to the nation of $193 billion in medical care and lost productivity, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.How do you combat tobacco use without discriminating against smokers? The ACA attempts this balancing act by allowing insurers to continue their practice of charging tobacco users a so-called "smoker surcharge" but limiting it to 50 percent above the rates they charge nontobacco users, beginning in 2014.http://finance.yahoo.com/ news/obamacare-penalty-kicks-s mokers-ash-100000795.html

Will overeaters have to pay a surcharge? How about heavy drinkers or alcoholics? Drug users and addicts? Junk food addicts?

These bad choices are preventable and costly health care hazards.

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, heart disease is among the most widespread and costly health problems facing our nation today and can be prevented through a healthy diet, limiting saturated fats, exercise, limiting alcohol and, of course, not smoking.

<quoted text>We all should be concerned when an entertainer dupes millions with lies and these people use this false information to vote. We should be concerned when Right Whiner legislators worry more about what Rush will say about them instead of worrying about what is best for our country.Limbaugh, Beck, Norquist. All unelected people legislators try to please instead of doing what is needed.Limbaugh loves gridlock. He believes in obstructionism.If Rush had its way, nothing in Congress would happen unless a party controlled the House & had a super majority in the Senate.He believes in my way or no way. No compromise.And you freakin bozos believe him.

Odumbo is about to make the biggest mistake of his Presidency. Jumping into Syria will EASILY allow Repubs to take back the Senate and maintain the House in the midterms. You can then say "bye bye" to odumbocare....:-)

ok Bush apologists, this should be the last word on the subject.Syria is suspected of having one of the most advanced chemical warfare (CW) capabilities in the Middle East. The country's initial CW capability was provided by Egypt prior to the October 1973 war against Israel. Since then, Syria appears to have acquired an indigenous capability to develop and produce chemical weapons agents, including mustard gas and sarin, and possibly also VX nerve agent. Chemical weapons agents have allegedly been produced since the 1980s at facilities located near the Hama, Homs, and Al-Safira villages in the Aleppo region. However, Syria remains dependent on foreign sources for some dual-use equipment, and for the precursor chemicals critical to CW agent production. In recent years, Iran has been identified as a supplier of technical assistance and facilities for developing and producing CW-related precursors.http://www.nti.org/country-profiles/syria/much like the birthers, pretty soon you Bush apologists will be going on about how search engines should be banned from the internet in the name of all things liberal.

since 1974 Assad has kept the peace treaty with Israel. Isn't Israel our only ally in the region to worry about? and yet...O'bama is taking the side of al Qaeda. The very terrorists that bombed us on 9/11. The very same terrorists who burn the flag, kill Americans and scream death to Israel and all Jews--yep that the side O'bama is on.

For those who claim DemoKKKrats don't want to confiscate firearms:A pair of Democratic lawmakers are proposing steep new taxes on handguns and ammunition, and tying the revenues to programs aimed at preventing gun violence.Called the “Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act," the bill sponsored by William Pascrell, D-N.J., and Danny Davis, D-Ill., would nearly double the current 11 percent tax on handguns, while raising the levy on bullets and cartridges from 11 percent to 50 percent."This bill represents a major investment in the protection of our children and our communities, and reflects the long-term societal costs of gun and ammunition purchases in our country,” Pascrell said.The lawmakers say the bill would generate $600 million per year, which would be used to fund law-enforcement and gun violence prevention.Critics predicted defeat for the measure.“What the anti-gun interests can’t ban, they want to tax it out of existence,” Alan Gottlieb, chairman for the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, told FoxNews.com .“It’s nothing more than confiscatory taxation.“I doubt this bill will pass, but we will lobby against it if need be,” he added.“This is simply another shot against gun owners in this country.”The bill would exempt all federal, state and local agencies, including police departments, from paying the tax.The bill would also increase the transfer tax on all weapons (except antique guns) covered under the National Firearms Act (which excludes most common guns) from $200 to $500 and index to inflation and increase the transfer tax for any other weapon from $5 to $100.The amendment will be voted upon when the House returns for the new session in the fall.Davis, who represents a portion of Chicago which has been ravaged by gun violence in recent years, said money raised from the new taxes will go to good use."This legislation is a pro-active approach to reducing gun violence by using proven preventive programs which have been starved for funds until now," Davis said. "As part of a comprehensive, multidimensional strategy to reduce gun violence, this legislation closes major loopholes in tax law and lays out an equitable, long term, sustainable strategy to provide the requisite resources.”Davis pointed proudly to the great successes in preventing gun violence in Chicago as an example of how the money would be spent.

Sounds like it's about taxing to help cover the costs of all the bloodshed and to assist law enforcement, nothing about confiscating firearms.

In other news, it looks like George Zimmerman is about to recoup $200-300K in legal fees from the taxpayers of Florida for his fraudulent prosecution. Swilly, Realtime etc, why dont you just cut to the chase and send him a check directly?:-)

ok Bush apologists, this should be the last word on the subject.Syria is suspected of having one of the most advanced chemical warfare (CW) capabilities in the Middle East. The country's initial CW capability was provided by Egypt prior to the October 1973 war against Israel. Since then, Syria appears to have acquired an indigenous capability to develop and produce chemical weapons agents, including mustard gas and sarin, and possibly also VX nerve agent. Chemical weapons agents have allegedly been produced since the 1980s at facilities located near the Hama, Homs, and Al-Safira villages in the Aleppo region. However, Syria remains dependent on foreign sources for some dual-use equipment, and for the precursor chemicals critical to CW agent production. In recent years, Iran has been identified as a supplier of technical assistance and facilities for developing and producing CW-related precursors.http://www.nti.org/country-profiles/syria/much like the birthers, pretty soon you Bush apologists will be going on about how search engines should be banned from the internet in the name of all things liberal.

The Al-Safirah plant is so well known that dozens of reports can be found on google as well as satellite imagery.

<quoted text>No war, if anything a few missile strikes to take out some WMD's, which is what Bush should have done in Iraq, oh wait there were no WMD's in Iraq. My 401K is fine after Bush almost zeroed it out.

See the post above yours Homer-if you can pull your head out of your dollar licking azz long enough anyway.

<quoted text>So now, the no government guy Dumbwaiter is calling police to stop & frisk people on the street? Or did you just want to stop those carrying guns? How do they know the gun was "stolen" ? Many black market guns are not stolen but straw purchased. Are you pushing a national data base of gun ownership?I get it, you want only to stop black people.

The Government Cheese and Non Sentient Welfare Crowd you fool where The Blind Lead you race peddler...

The sad and dangerous part is, there are thousands of "Cheese Thieves" like yourself RealDave pimping, selling out black America at the moment for Money, Power and Votes...

You a grievance predator, you RealDave profiteering in racism and hate...

<quoted text>Amazing that all of the loons on this thread are pushing the Saddam connection in spite of overwhelming evidence to the contrary__not to mention that it defies logic.

You want overwhelming evidence?

The fact of Syrian use of chemical weapons should call the conventional wisdom about Iraq into question. The two countries were linked by their ruling Baathist parties and, as neighbors, engaged in trade, both legal and illegal, before the war. In 2006, Georges Sada, a former general of Saddam’s air force, detailed in his book,“Saddam’s Secrets,” how Saddam had secretly moved much of his WMD material to Syria before the U.S.-led invasion under the cover of providing relief to Syrian earthquake victims. Sada’s claim was supported by other sources as well. In 2004, a Syrian defector, Nizar Nayouf claimed that Iraqi WMDs had been hidden at three sites in Syria. Nayouf’s story appeared in the Dutch paper Der Telegraaf and is summarized on WorldThreats.com . Satellite reconnaissance photos from 2010 published in Israel’s Haaretz show Syrian military facilities in the same areas that Nayouf fingered. The same sites were identified in the 2004 book “End Game” by General Thomas McInerney and Paul Vallely as well as another former Iraqi general, Ali Ibrahim al-Tikriti.

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